The efficacy and function of Yibaohua

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine - Yibaohua.

[Alias] Red flowered water lily.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Polygala qujiangensis or Polygala macrophylla of the Polygalaceae family.

[Original morphology] 1. Qujiang Polygala is a short subshrub, 5-15cm high. The lower part of the stem is woody, creeping on the ground, multi-branched, and often with raised leaf scars; the upper part of the stem has leaves, which are erect and covered with slightly curved sparse soft hairs. Simple leaves are alternate; petiole is 5-15mm long; leaves are papery or thick papery, elliptical or broadly elliptical, 1.5-7cm long, 0.6-3cm wide, obtuse or mucronate at apex, nearly rounded, base broadly cuneate or cuneate, entire, slightly curled, green above, light green with purple below, glabrous on both sides or covered with small white bristles along the leaf margin. Flowers bisexual, racemes terminal, single or paired; flowers densely distributed, about 1cm long, purple-red; pedicels about 2mm long, glabrous; bracteoles not falling off during anthesis, membranous, oblong-ovate, nearly as long as pedicels; sepals 5, falling off after anthesis, membranous, 3 outer ones about 3mm long, 2 inner ones elliptic-obovate, about 7mm long, with 5 veins; petals 3, up to 9mm long, connate below 1/2, keel with 2 deeply lobed, lamellar, cockscomb-shaped appendages; stamens 8, filaments below 5/7 connate into sheaths; ovary oblate, winged, with disk, glabrous, concave at apex, style enlarged above, apex hooked. The capsule is oblate, about 4mm in diameter, concave at the apex and with narrow wings. The seeds are ovate, black, with small papillae, sparsely covered with white short soft hairs, and the caruncle is wing-like and 2-lobed, almost as long as or slightly longer than the seeds. Flowering and fruiting period is from May to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing on rocks in dense forests in valleys at an altitude of 900-1000m.

[Properties] Identification of properties (1) The young stems of this product of Polygala qujiangensis are covered with short soft hairs or are hairless. The leaves are mostly fleshy, oval, 1.5-4cm long, 0.6-1.5cm wide, obtuse or nearly rounded at the apex, cuneate or nearly rounded at the base, entire, glabrous or covered with small bristles along the leaf margin, lavender on the back, glabrous, with 3 inconspicuous lateral veins, and a petiole 5-10mm long. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; Bitter; Neutral

【Functions and indications】Resolves phlegm and relieves cough; promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation. It is mainly used for cough with sputum, sore throat, malnutrition in children, traumatic injury, and irregular menstruation.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 6-15g; or grind into powder.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the Chinese medicine Yibaohua plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of a pack of flowers has many benefits for our body.